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Lausanne District

Located in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°31′17″ N 6°38′00″ E

Map showing the location of Lausanne District Lausanne District
Location in Switzerland
Population
168,127
168.1K
Elevation
501 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
6
listed under Lausanne District
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport51 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km

About Lausanne District

Lausanne District is a district. Location: Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Population: 168,127.

From Wikipedia

Lausanne District (French: District de Lausanne) is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Lausanne.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
65.2 km²
Official website
vd.ch

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Lausanne District

  • Ouest Lausannois District
  • Gros-de-Vaud District

Climate of Lausanne District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (123 mm)
Driest month
March (79 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lausanne District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°22°25°25°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)8785798910212310410410610310396

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Lausanne District

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 51 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 1 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 78 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lausanne District

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,021 natural sites, 445 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km93 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 21 kmSE
  • Lake Leman Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 11 kmE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,136 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 41 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 52 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 49 kmN
  • Lake Murten Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km2,418 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 79 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lausanne District

6 places
  1. 1 Lausanne 139.4K
  2. 2 Epalinges 9.7K
  3. 3 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne 9K
  4. 4 Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne 4.3K
  5. 5 Romanel-sur-Lausanne 3.3K
  6. 6 Jouxtens-Mézery 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nature and heritage in Lausanne District

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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